The Lesser Kestrels hatched this year were ringed and accommodated in an adaptation aviary. This is the last stage before their release in the wild.
54 Lesser Kestrels were hatched in the Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center in the nest boxes of 14 pairs. Today we marked 47 of them with ornithological rings in order to identify them in case we spot them after the release.
20 of the juvenile birds have already started to feed on their own and at this is the moment when we will separate them from their parents and put them in the hack – the adaptation aviary from which the oldest ones will be released after 10 days. The rest of the birds were returned to their parents, waiting to grow enough to be released. We made last medical examination of the Lesser Kestrels and disinfested them to make sure they will leave the Center in good health.
All the juvenile Lesser Kestrels, hatched in the Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center this year will only be released from the adaptation aviary of the Center in order to boost the local colony of the species and 12 of the birds will remain as part of the breeding program, which we breed in captivity. The ringing of the juvenile Kestrels coincided with visit of students from Primary school “Hristo Smirnenski”, the town of Stamboliisky, who gave names to the juvenile birds: Michelle, Rosa, Melinda, Zotsi, Mira, Mika, Koko, Poko, Chochko, Orlio, Pilcho, Zorko.
Additional information:
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of the territory of Bulgaria falls within the scope of the network - 120 areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Lesser Kestrel
The Lesser Kestrel – once extinct as a nesting species in the country and successfully restored 25 years later, thanks to the Green Balkans activities in the Sakar Mountains. The species and its habitats are preserved in the Natura 2000 ecological network.
The breeding and release of Lesser Kestrels is a subsequent activity of the successfully concluded project:
The information activities of the Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center are implemented with the support of project:
54 Lesser Kestrels were hatched in the Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center in the nest boxes of 14 pairs. Today we marked 47 of them with ornithological rings in order to identify them in case we spot them after the release.
20 of the juvenile birds have already started to feed on their own and at this is the moment when we will separate them from their parents and put them in the hack – the adaptation aviary from which the oldest ones will be released after 10 days. The rest of the birds were returned to their parents, waiting to grow enough to be released. We made last medical examination of the Lesser Kestrels and disinfested them to make sure they will leave the Center in good health.
All the juvenile Lesser Kestrels, hatched in the Green Balkans’ Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center this year will only be released from the adaptation aviary of the Center in order to boost the local colony of the species and 12 of the birds will remain as part of the breeding program, which we breed in captivity. The ringing of the juvenile Kestrels coincided with visit of students from Primary school “Hristo Smirnenski”, the town of Stamboliisky, who gave names to the juvenile birds: Michelle, Rosa, Melinda, Zotsi, Mira, Mika, Koko, Poko, Chochko, Orlio, Pilcho, Zorko.
Additional information:
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network for nature conservation. More than 30% of the territory of Bulgaria falls within the scope of the network - 120 areas for the protection of wild birds and 234 areas for the protection of natural habitats.
Lesser Kestrel
The Lesser Kestrel – once extinct as a nesting species in the country and successfully restored 25 years later, thanks to the Green Balkans activities in the Sakar Mountains. The species and its habitats are preserved in the Natura 2000 ecological network.
The breeding and release of Lesser Kestrels is a subsequent activity of the successfully concluded project:
The information activities of the Wildlife rehabilitation and breeding center are implemented with the support of project:
